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Friday, July 18, 2008
The band Indian Ocean, a performance by violin virtuoso L. Subramaniam, a retrospective of Aamir Khan's films and a Goan food festival will delight India enthusiasts in South Africa as part of the six-week long event.
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'There's a book for everybody'
Reece Dyer , aged 11, said: "I was really surprised we won the reading champions competition. "One of the best bits has been going on a trip to London to see the Tutankhamun exhibition. "I've been trying to write in hieroglyphics, ...
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Showing off their talents
Young people's talents will be showcased at a festival in Hanley this weekend. The North Staffs YMCA in Hanley is staging the Y-Front Festival on Sunday as part of a Government initiative, a national scheme designed to encourage more community ...
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‘Angkor Impression’ exhibition opens in HCM City
Nhan Dan- An exhibition entitled ‘Angkor Impression’ by artist Lam Triet is now open at the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Museum at 97 Pho Duc Chinh Street in District 1.
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Burning Man
The debut of an hour long film on the Burning Man Festival 2006, the film features New York camp Kostume Kult, the Belgium Waffle, a parade of art cars, raves, gifting, critical tits mass bike ride, burner art, theme camps, insomnia, radical self expression and self reliance, hypothermia, hysteria, mystical and carnal experiences, far too much ultra violet sun and dust than is healthy, ...
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MOSCOW: Audit finds 50,000 museum items missing
A sweeping government audit has revealed that as many as 50,000 pieces are missing from Russia's museums — everything from Pre-Revolutionary medals and weapons to precious works of art — a member of the survey team said Thursday.
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Our picks for this week's top events
On tap this week: "Night at the Museum" in New Albany, the 19th annual WonderFest sci-fi convention, the 48 Hour Film Project, a performance by Don McLean with the Louisville Orchestra, and more.
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Sculptor Anthony Gormley's work on show at sculpture park
SCULPTOR Antony Gormley was at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park to open the first major European show of the varied works of 20th century master Isamu Noguchi. (18/07/2008)
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What's happenin'
Looking for something to do Friday? Consider the following: ART IN THE PARK The annual Anaconda arts and music festival runs Friday through Sunday in Washoe Park. Tickets are $6 per day for 17 and older or $15 for a three-day pass.
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Rock and pop may rule most seasons of Canadian Idol , this sixth one included, but two country-singing contestants who stormed the Top 10 last year certainly proved that twang can thrive on the show.
Toronto Star |
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New IPTC Standards for Sports Data and Photography
A new version of IPTC's popular mark-up language for sports statistics, SportsML, has been approved by delegates of the International Press Telecommunications Council at its Annual General Meeting here.
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National Gallery case settled
OTTAWA -- The two top executives at the National Gallery of Canada have reached a settlement at the Federal Court of Canada, which led to this week's secretive court hearing being dismissed, the Ottawa Citizen has learned.
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An exclusive preview of Mark Wallinger's Magdalen College fake tree
It's a city known better for its dreaming spires than its monuments to modern art. But Mark Wallinger, who won last year's Turner Prize for his replica of an anti war protest, has built a steel sculpture in the august grounds of Magdalen College, Oxford.
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UNCG professor's sculpture part of Olympics show
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - A sculpture by an art professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro will be part of Olympic Fine Arts 2008, a cultural event at the event in Beijing.
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Events for Friday in New York
There's still time to catch Cameron Hayes at Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Gallery. Hayes is known for playing out satires of modern civilization on canvas and for the uniquely long titles of his paintings. The large scale works often depict scenes from the artist's homeland, Australia.
New York Daily News |
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Farmers' pieces part of national exhibit
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The Daily Star |
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Doctors' offices become the next art gallery
Last month's Newsweek.
The Alexandria Town Talk |
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There Will be Beer
The Acadiana Arts Council has learned the power of beer. Last summer, the council held its first Gulf Brew, a beer tasting festival and fundraiser that was expected to draw 400 people.
The Lafayette Daily Advertiser |
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Concert Previews
Back Door Slam They're a power-trio in every sense of the word. Even the scorching temps at the XpoNential Festival Sunday were no match for British blues-rockers Back Door Slam's incendiary performance. Hailing from the tiny Isle of Man, the three barely
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Museum and gallery events
Art Museums & Institutions African American Museum 701 Arch St.; 215-574-0380. www.aampmuseum.org. Modern Masters: Artists From the Permanent Collection - Selected paintings, prints & sculptures. Closes 7/20. The African Presence in Mexico - Exhibit on Me
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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World Eskimo-Indian Olympics baby contest is hardly child’s play
Thinking about the moment her daughter, Miralynn David, walked out into the arena dressed in her hand-made Koyukon Athabascan traditional skin garb, Ginger Kennedy Placeres began to fight back the tears.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |
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Top regional attractions
Top Regional Attractions Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; 215-299-1000. www.ansp.org. Includes Dinosaur Hall, Egyptian mummies, interactive, live animals, educational exhibits for children & more. Gregor Mendel Birthd
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Museums offer special passport
Museums of the Mondak region of western North Dakota and Eastern Montana have collaborated to produce the Mondak Region Historical and Cultural Passport. This passport points the way to the special historical and cultural sites within this historically and culturally rich area.
Billings Gazette |
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RANCHO BERNARDO: Retired high school teacher wins a day of pampering
RANCHO BERNARDO ---- A retired Rancho Bernardo High School teacher spent Wednesday getting pampered ---- first at a high-end beauty salon and then at a high-fashion clothing store ---- as the winner of a countywide favorite teacher contest. My husb
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Art teased from the river
Passers-by inspired to join teacher in stack sculpture Where the water quickens just before the bridge, a man is stacking stones.
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